Andy Warhol on consumerism:
“Buying is much more American than thinking.”
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Andy Warhol on consumerism: “Buying is much more American than thinking.”
Make art, and while everyone is deciding what they think of it, make more art.” — Andy Warhol
Modern aspiration is not about having money to buy things, but having taste to know what to buy.
Warhol:
Someone said that Brecht wanted everybody to think alike. I want everybody to think alike. But Brecht wanted to do it through Communism, in a way. Russia is doing it under government. It’s happening here all by itself without being under a strict government; so if it’s working without trying, why can’t it work without being Communist? Everyb... See more
Someone said that Brecht wanted everybody to think alike. I want everybody to think alike. But Brecht wanted to do it through Communism, in a way. Russia is doing it under government. It’s happening here all by itself without being under a strict government; so if it’s working without trying, why can’t it work without being Communist? Everyb... See more
Sam Kriss • All the Nerds Are Dead - By Sam Kriss - Numb at the Lodge
All pretenses aside, Andy Warhol’s quote is the dominant sentiment of our time: “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” Making money is a high. Like sex and drugs and gambling and art. That all these activities cluster together at things called “art fairs” is no mistake.